CHAPTER 13. STREETS AND SIDEWALKSCHAPTER 13. STREETS AND SIDEWALKS\Article 3. House Numbering

All streets and avenues in the city shall be named hereafter as determined by the city council. The names of all such streets and avenues shall be shown and designed by a master naming plan on file with the city clerk as directed by the council.

(Code 1968, 12-501)

All buildings, residential and commercial, situated within the corporate limits of the city shall be numbered by the owners or the agents of the owners thereof in keeping with the provisions of this article.

(Code 1968, 12-502; Code 1990; Ord. 1362; Code 2022)

For the purpose of numbering buildings, Washington Street shall be the base street for streets running east and west, and east of the street the streets shall bear the prefix East and west of Washington Street, the streets shall bear the prefix West and houses and buildings along the streets shall be numbered as provided hereafter.

(Code 1968, 12-503)

For the purpose of numbering buildings along the streets, running north and south, the base street shall be Third Street, and houses and buildings along the street shall be numbered as provided hereafter.

(Code 1968, 12-504)

East and west streets not running through Washington Street shall take the corresponding number of the streets that do, and north and south streets that do not run through to Third Street shall take corresponding numbers of the streets that do.

(Code 1968, 12-505)

Any lot 25 feet or less in width shall be assigned a number and any house on two lots shall be assigned a number of the lot closest to the base street. Where two dwellings are located on the same lot, the second dwelling shall have the same number as the first dwelling in addition to assigning an alphabetic indicator for each dwelling located within the same lot. The initial alphabetic indicator shall begin with the letter A and progressing through the alphabet as needed.

(Ord. 1229; Code 2006)

Houses and buildings in the first block south of Third Street shall be designated by numbers beginning with 300, allowing 100 numbers for each block and so on to the south end of the city limits; provided, that in the Overland Addition, streets running north and south between West 10th Street and West 11th Street shall have numbers in the 1000’s regardless of an intervening street. Houses and buildings on the first block east of Washington Street shall be designated with numbers beginning with 100 east and the first block west of Washington Street shall be designated with numbers beginning with 100 west, allowing 100 numbers for each block. All buildings shall take numbers of the street on which they face.

(Code 1968, 12-507)

In case of doubt or where a question arises as to the proper number to be assigned to any lot or building the city clerk shall decide the question and fix the number of such lot or building.

(Code 1968, 12-508)

All buildings now or hereafter erected fronting on any street or alley shall have conspicuously placed on such buildings, the number provided by this article. All buildings that may be erected or relocated after the taking effect of this article shall be numbered as herein provided and within 30 days after their completion.

(Code 1968, 12-509)

The number plate placed upon any building shall be of metal and may be placed upon the front of the building, door, post, transom or other place. The numbers shall be at least three inches in height so as to be easily seen from the street.

(Code 1968, 12-510)